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Till means until.

(preposition)

An example of till is someone saying they aren't able to leave work before they finish a project, till they finish a project.

Till is defined as to prepare land for crops to be planted by plowing and fertilizing.

(verb)

An example of to till is turning over the soil in a garden.

The definition of a till is a drawer or tray that a retailer would use to store his money.

(noun)

An example of a till is a cash register.

See till in Webster's New World College Dictionary

until
Now Scot. up to the place of; as far as

Origin: ME < OE til, akin to ON, to, till, OE, fitness: for IE base see till

conjunction

until

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to work (land) in raising crops, as by plowing and fertilizing; cultivate

Origin: ME tillen < OE tilian, lit., to strive for, work for, akin to Ger zielen, to aim, strive, ziel, point aimed at < IE base *ad-, to order, establish

noun

a drawer or tray for keeping money
ready cash

Origin: earlier tille < ? ME tillen, to draw, reach < OE

noun

unstratified, unsorted, glacial drift of clay, sand, boulders, and gravel

Origin: ? var. of ME thill, substratum of clay < ? thille, a board, flooring; akin to diele < IE base *tel-, flat surface > L tellus, earth

See till in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb tilled, till·ing, tills

To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tilen

Origin: , from Old English tilian

Related Forms:

tillˈa·ble adjective

preposition

Until.

conjunction

Until.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English til

Origin: , from Old Norse

Usage Note: Till and until are generally interchangeable in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence until is usually preferred: Until you get that paper written, don't even think about going to the movies. • Till is actually the older word, with until having been formed by the addition to it of the prefix un-, meaning “up to.” In the 18th century the spelling 'till became fashionable, as if till were a shortened form of until. Although 'till is now nonstandard, 'til is sometimes used in this way and is considered acceptable, though it is etymologically incorrect.

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